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Anne Kauffman Nolon

Sun River Health Hosts Climate and Health Equity in Action Event in Brooklyn Sun River Health Hosts Climate and Health Equity in Action Event in Brooklyn
Sun River Health Hosts Climate and Health Equity in Action Event in Brooklyn BROOKLYN, NEW YORK – Sun River Health, a health care provider with sites throughout the Hudson Valley, New York City, and Long Island, was proud to host an ecoAmerica Climate and Health Equity in Action event on Wednesday, September 25 at their health center on Bedford Avenue in Brooklyn. Panelists Anne Kauffman Nolon, MPH, CEO of Sun River Health, Zoya Teirstein, Staff Write at Grist, Jessica Hinshaw, Environmental Health Director of the National Association of Community Health Centers, Ben Fulgencio-Turner, Director of Climate for Health at ecoAmerica, and Katherine Catalano, Deputy Directo…
Sun River Health Awarded Gold Certification By Planetree International Sun River Health Awarded Gold Certification By Planetree International
Sun River Health Awarded Gold Certification By Planetree International On February 2, 2024, Sun River Health, a network of Federally Qualified Health Centers throughout the Hudson Valley, New York City, and Long Island, was awarded Gold Certification for Excellence in Person-Centered Care by Planetree International, the global leader in advancing person-centered health care solutions. The highest level of certification offered by Planetree International, Gold Certification recognizes an organization’s achievement and innovation in the delivery of person-centered care. Sun River Health is the first and only Federally Qualified Health Center in the world to earn t…
Community Health Center Movement Mourns Leading Advocate Rev. Jeannette J. Phillips Community Health Center Movement Mourns Leading Advocate Rev. Jeannette J. Phillips
Community Health Center Movement Mourns Leading Advocate Rev. Jeannette J. Phillips The Reverend Jeannette J. Phillips, a powerful force for change in community health care, died on Tuesday evening, surrounded by loved ones, after a lifetime of distinguished service. A visionary leader, pastor, Community Health Center network founder, and the matriarch of a large and growing family, she helped guide the emergence of patient-led community health care in New York State from its roots in the civil rights movement into the modern era. Rev. Phillips opened the Peekskill Area Ambulatory Health Care Center in 1975 along with three other African American founding mothers: the late…
The Preservation Company Hosts 18th Annual MLK Day Event Virtually The Preservation Company Hosts 18th Annual MLK Day Event Virtually
The Preservation Company Hosts 18th Annual MLK Day Event Virtually On Sunday, January 16, 2022, The Preservation Company, Inc., part of the Sun River Health family, will host their 18th annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day event – Continuing The Dream. The honorees include Peekskill Mayor Vivian McKenzie and Sun River Health Deputy Executive Officer and CFO James Sinkoff. This year’s event will be held virtually. Founded through the leadership of Sun River Health CEO Anne Kauffman Nolon, MPH and the Rev. Jeannette J. Phillips in response to the housing crisis in Westchester County, The Preservation Company, Inc. increases access to housing for low and mod…
Sun River Health Administers First COVID-19 Vaccinations To Staff Sun River Health Administers First COVID-19 Vaccinations To Staff
Sun River Health Administers First Covid-19 Vaccinations To Staff On Wednesday, December 23, Sun River Health (formerly Hudson River Health Care) began administering COVID-19 vaccines to clinical staff at Sun River Health NYC health center locations. Among the first clinical staff members to be vaccinated were Sharon Andrades, RN, Director at Sun River Health’s Matilda Raffa Cuomo Health Center, Dolores Curbelo, MD, NYC Regional Medical Director, Roberta Kelly, NP, Chief Nursing Officer, and Acting Chief Medical Officer Kenneth Desa, MD. Sun River Health RN and Health Center Director Sharon Andrades receiving the COVID-19 vaccine from Chief Nursing Off…
Hudson River Health Care And Brightpoint Rebrand As Sun River Health Hudson River Health Care And Brightpoint Rebrand As Sun River Health
Hudson River Health Care And Brightpoint Rebrand As Sun River Health On Tuesday, September 29, 2020, Hudson River Health Care (HRHCare) and Brightpoint Health announced their organization’s rebranding under the name Sun River Health. The new brand expresses the merger of these two organizations, which occurred in late 2018, as one combined health care organization better positioned to meet the needs of underserved communities across the Hudson Valley, New York City, and Long Island. Since 1975 and 1990 respectively, Hudson River Health Care and Brightpoint Health have driven dramatic improvements in the health of the individuals and families they serve. Along…
HRHCare Provides Walk-Up COVID-19 Testing In Haverstraw HRHCare Provides Walk-Up COVID-19 Testing In Haverstraw
Hrhcare Provides Walk-Up Covid-19 Testing In Haverstraw In response to the Governor’s office and in partnership with Haverstraw Mayor Michael Kohut, Hudson River Health Care (HRHCare) has begun walk-up testing for COVID-19 in Haverstraw as of April 29. The walk-up testing site is in the parking lot at West Broad Street and Partition Street, near the HRHCare Haverstraw Health Center. Testing is by appointment, Monday-Friday from 9am to 5pm. Anyone with shortness of breath, a persistent cough, temperature above 100.5 degrees, or who has been in close contact with someone who has tested positive for COVID-19 should call to inquire about a test: 88…